Costa Brava, Lebanon (18+) – Kino Caisa

Kaikukatu 4, Helsinki, 00530 Helsinki
Cultural Centre Caisa

The free-spirited Badri family have escaped the toxic pollution and social unrest of Beirut by seeking refuge in the utopic mountain home they have built.

The free-spirited Badri family have escaped the toxic pollution and social unrest of Beirut by seeking refuge in the utopic mountain home they have built.

But unexpectedly, a garbage landfill is built right outside their fence, bringing the trash and corruption of a whole country to their doorstep.

As the landfill rises, so do tensions between leaving or resisting, threatening their idyllic home and family unity.

Costa Brava, Lebanon
Mounia Akl | Lebanon, France, Spain, Sweden | 2021 | 104’
Language/s: Arabic
Subtitles: English
Age: 18

Kino Caisa organizes a series of carefully programmed screenings to impulse film as a significant instrument for cultural stimulation and social cohesion.

Kino Caisa promotes cinematic diversity with a varied program to activate Helsinki’s cultural practices and identity. Kino Caisa is a communal experience, a central player in social development, and a clear indicator of quality life for the community.

Movies are shown every Tuesday at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. There will also be movie events, which will be announced in more detail separately.

The movies are either in English or subtitled in English.
The age limit is 18.